Goldstein's Golden Goal Lifts Cyclones Past Baylor

AMES, Iowa- With 23 seconds remaining in overtime, senior midfielder Emily Goldstein delivered the golden goal to give the Cyclones (8-7-2, 2-3-1 Big 12) a 1-0 win over the Baylor Bears (8-4-3, 1-3-1 Big 12). This was the second consecutive game-winning goal for Goldstein as she also recorded one against Oklahoma last week.

Turning point of the game

Koree Willer played Emily Goldstein a perfect ball 15 yards out of the goal with 23 seconds left in the first overtime period. Goldstein outran a Baylor defender to receive the pass and have an opportunity to win the game. Goldstein didn’t disappoint, the senior buried the ball into the Baylor net and gave the Cyclones the win.

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Cyclone game ball goes to…

Emily Goldstein. For the second straight week the senior came up huge for the Cyclones. Last week Goldstein recorded a hat trick in a 4-1 win over Oklahoma. This game when the game looked to be headed to another overtime period, Goldstein came up clutch again for the Cyclones to earn the victory.

Honorable mention

Maddie Jobe. The senior goalkeeper made save after save to complete her 20th career shutout. The Bears fired 21 total shots at Jobe including nine on goal and had 12 corner kicks. Jobe did not allow the Bears to come close to scoring continuing her impressive season.

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Cyclone notes

* Goldstein now leads the Cyclones in goals scored this season with six.

* Jobe recorded eight saves bringing her career total up to 310, the second most ever by a Cyclone goalkeeper.

* Freshman Koree Willer recorded her sixth assist this season, which leads the Cyclones.

* This is the first shutout loss for the Baylor Bears this season.

*Jobe successfully defended against 12 corner kicks, a season high.

* With the win the Cyclones improve to fourth-place in the conference standings.

After each game, one tweet will be chosen as the "Fan Tweet of the Game". Fans are encouraged to tweet @cycloneSCR during the game and should check cyclones.com to see if their tweet was chose as "Fan Tweet of the Game".

On deck

Iowa State heads to TCU next Friday for a 7 p.m. game against the Horned Frogs. Fans can follow Iowa State soccer’s twitter account @cycloneSCR for live updates on the game. Results will be available on Cyclones.com after the conclusion of the game.